SMITHFIELD, R.I. - Zac Amend recorded a career-high five goals to lift the Bryant University men's lacrosse team to a 17-6 victory over Iona on Saturday evening at Beirne Stadium.

With the win, the Black and Gold improve to 5-5 overall. Bryant plays its next matchup against Binghamton next Saturday.

Game Information:
Score: Bryant 16, Iona 7
Records: Bryant 5-5, Iona 2-13
Location: Beirne Stadium (Smithfield, R.I.)

Key Moment:
The Dawgs recorded nine unanswered goals in the third quarter to put the game out of reach.

How It Happened:

• Kyle Fedorcha opened the scoring efforts for Bryant with 10 minutes to go in the first quarter.
• Owen West scored five minutes later to give Bryant a 2-0 lead.
• The two teams traded goals to end the first quarter at 3-1.
• Luke Neary ripped three-consecutive goals to give the Gaels a one-goal lead with 6:19 to go in the second quarter.
• The Black and Gold scored 13-consecutive goals, capped off by a fourth quarter goal from Connor Ruppert.
• Carson Turissini tacked on two goals in the fourth quarter.
• Nick Pisano scored with 20 seconds left to bring the game to its final score.

Stats:

• JJ Murphy won 18-20 face-offs at the X. 
• Luke Krebs forced four turnovers and recorded three ground balls. 
• Sam Klein forced three turnovers and recorded three ground balls.
• Zac Amend recorded a career-high five goals. 
• Caden Lennon recorded a hat trick (3g, 1a)
• Kyle Fedorcha netted two goals. 

Game Notes:

• Amend now has 26 goals after his five-goal performance.
• Luke Aasheim, Jackson Estes and Connor Ruppert each recorded the first goals of their respective Bryant careers.
• Luke Krebs leads the Dawgs with 16 caused turnovers following his defensive performance this evening. 
• Caden Lennon now has 17 goals after his hat trick.

Up Next:
Bryant will take the trip to Vestal to play Binghamton this upcoming Saturday, April 18, at 12:00 p.m.